cockloft

noun

ˈkäk-ˌlȯft How to pronounce cockloft (audio)
Definition of cockloftnext
as in loft
a room or unfinished space directly beneath the roof of a building the ski chalet features additional sleeping quarters in its cockloft, which is accessible through a pull-down ladder

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Recent Examples of cockloft The fire was found in an apartment on the sixth floor of the building and quickly spread to the area between the apartment ceiling and the roof, known as the cockloft, according to the FDNY. — Amanda Jackson and Rob Frehse, CNN, 7 Apr. 2021 When the fire reaches the cockloft, the top of the roof explodes and shoots out flames. — Nathaniel Penn, Popular Mechanics, 3 June 2019
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  1. loft
  2. attic
Noun
  • The wall is flanked by works by Lynda Benglis, Eva Hesse and Tom Wesselmann, presumably produced in their Bowery lofts.
    — J. Hoberman, ARTnews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The rooms Choose from 25 rooms, lofts, suites, plus a few longer-term residences, including a standalone townhouse located on the third floor of the circa-1796 Lequeux-Williams House, above Lowland restaurant.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of loft
Noun
  • The disappearance of those letters—which would last for half a century—aided in the literary establishment’s attempts to paint Robin as the madwoman in the attic of Plath studies.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
  • For much of his life, Yu lived in a 90-square-foot attic in Shanghai with his parents.
    — Kai Naima Williams, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of attic

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